GBGB Vacancy: Greyhound Retirement Scheme Coordinator Practitioner Director Vacancy: Trainer the Star Sports, ARC & LPS Greyhound Derby 2020 Entry Form Enclosed
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Vol 12 / No 3 14 February 2020 Fortnightly by Subscription calendar GBGB Vacancy: Greyhound Retirement Scheme Coordinator Practitioner Director Vacancy: Trainer The Star Sports, ARC & LPS Greyhound Derby 2020 Entry Form enclosed Let the Derby dreams begin! PRICELESS BLAKE (T3) pictured above winning the Star Sports, ARC & LPS Greyhound Derby 2019 for Bryan and Kathleen Murphy and trainer Paul Hennessy. Photo: Steve Nash Entry form and full details for 2020’s renewal at Nottingham Stadium enclosed within. 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DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE INQUIRIES accompanying the independent vet, The Committee heard that with the Dr Smith. All areas of the kennels were generous assistance of other kennel The Disciplinary Committee of the inspected and all the greyhounds, owners and their staff, all the retired GBGB were in attendance at a meeting racing and retired, were examined. greyhounds had been removed to held on 28 January 2020:- Dr Smith’s comprehensive report properly managed kennels where detailed an appalling state of affairs they had received all necessary Mr H Starte (in the chair) treatments and care. For five Dr M Campbell at the kennels. There was inadequate light and poor ventilation. There was a greyhounds, euthanasia had been the Mr M Harrod most humane course. Happily, all the Welfare of greyhounds - strong odour and ammonia fumes that 1 caused irritation to the eyes and nose. other greyhounds removed from Mr Professional Trainer Whitehouse’s kennels had now been Mr K Whitehouse Bedding areas were dirty and wet, with insufficient bedding to allow the dogs re-homed. Professional Trainer Mr Kevin any comfort. These poor conditions The Committee was in no doubt that by Whitehouse was found in breach of were obviously of longstanding. Dr his treatment of the retired dogs at his rules 2, 152 (i) and (ii) and 174 (xi) of Smith found the kennel blocks did not kennels, Mr Whitehouse was in serious the GBGB Rules of Racing. provide suitable or adequate housing breach of Rule 2, which required him to Mr Whitehouse did not attend. He for the dogs. The number of dogs to be have full regard to greyhound welfare had written to the Committee stating cared for, the number of staff available and comply with the provisions of the he would not attend as he had and the condition of the retired dogs Animal Welfare Act 2006 to ensure relinquished his trainer’s licence in all indicated that the dogs were given that the needs recognised by that Act October 2019. Senior Stipendiary inadequate time outside their kennels were met. There had been a wholesale Steward Mr Paul Illingworth was in either for exercise or to display normal failure to provide his retired greyhounds attendance. behaviours. with a suitable environment, a failure to provide them with a suitable diet, a The Committee received in evidence Dr Smith found the racing dogs were in better overall condition than the retired failure to satisfy their need to exhibit